Updated December 23, 2022 by the ABC13 Data Team

ABC13’s data team is tracking crime and safety across Houston and in your neighborhood.
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Drug Crimes
9,333

Last 12 months
Through December 21

Average Drug Crimes
9,514

Yearly average
2019 to 2021

Drug Crime Rate
404

Per 100,000 people
Last 12 months

Average Drug Crime Rate
411

Per 100,000 people
2019 to 2021


Drug crimes over the last 12 months are down 2% compared to the annual average over the last three years.

The city averaged 179 drug crimes a week over the last 12 months. In 2019, that number was 197 a week.

A closer look at Houston drug crimes neighborhood by neighborhood

The situation is not the same neighborhood to neighborhood. ABC13’s data team looked at the Houston Police Department’s data by police beat from 2019 through December 21.

The map color-codes each area by the drug-crime rate over the last 12 months. The three darker blues represent neighborhoods with drug-crime rates higher than the citywide rate. You can also click the box in the bottom right corner to see neighborhoods by the number of drug crimes reported.

Click on any neighborhood on the map to see detailed numbers, rates and trends. You can also search for a street name, place, landmark or zip code.